More than 180 cases traced to garment factory where Uighurs must take up work placements

state media reports about the factory said it employed about 300 villagers, mostly women, who could earn as much as 90 yuan (about £10) a day

Those monsters.

Also, Zenz I'd once again the only 'expert' questioned. Fuck the Guardian.

  • Parzivus [any]
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    4 years ago

    90 yuan/day is actually a reasonable amount to be making in somewhere as rural as Xinjiang, the average rural income is ~14,000 according to these numbers, I'd like to think .gov studies are reasonably accurate. Guarantee that's more than they were making beforehand.

      • invalidusernamelol [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        There are also tons of affordable housing options and public transit. So that 22,000 yuan can go a long way. It's not poverty wages like we have in america, where 60% of your money goes to rent, 10% to car, 20% to food, and the last 10 might be lucky enough to get saved (but usually put into emergency expenses).